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Texas Tech shows award winning film in film series The Texas Tech International Film Series and the Tech Persian Student Association will be hosting a screening of “A Separation” at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Matador Room in the Student Union building.

This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, according to a Tech news release, and is the first Iranian film to do so.

It has also been nominated for 70 additional awards, according to the release.

According to the “A Separation” website, the film follows a married couple who has to decide between staying in Iran to look after the husband’s father who is suffering from Alzheimer’s or move to a different country to improve their child’s life.

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Natural gas businesses struggle to keep promises HOUSTON (AP) — America’s plan to use more natural gas to run power plants, make chemicals, drive vehicles and heat homes may not go as smoothly as expected.

There’s plenty of natural gas in the ground, everyone seems to agree. But the harsh weather this winter shows there are obstacles to producing it, and more pipelines have to be built.

The bitter temperatures boosted demand for natural gas to heat homes and businesses.

But wells in some places literally froze, making it difficult for some drillers to keep gas flowing.

And the high demand clogged pipelines, so even when there was enough production, the gas couldn’t get where it needed to go.

Shortages cropped up, and prices in some places soared to record levels.

Californians and Texans were asked to reduce their power consumption because utilities were running low on gas to run power plants. Montana State University in Billings had to cancel classes for a day because of a natural gas shortage.

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Part one of a three-part series about innovations at Texas Tech

Impact of Innovation New selenium technology researched at Texas Tech

By KAITLIN BAIN Staff WritEr

A world in which viral infections were no longer a risk to society: This is one of the farreaching impacts that Ted Reid, professor of ophthalmology, hopes his research with selenium technology will have on the world.

Selenium is an element that sits below oxygen and has a similar composition to oxygen, Reid said. “(Selenium) has a pretty unique property, in that it can donate electrons to oxygen,” he said.

“This means it can sit there and generate super oxides, which block bacteria from attaching to the bond.”

The research started in 1994 when another researcher at Tech came to Reid and told him the properties of selenium.

Reid said he realized it could be used to attach to medical devices to prevent bacteria from attaching to the devices.

“Whenever you put anything in the body, bacteria can bond to it,” he said. “A good example is breast implants for women with breast cancer. The women thought it was the silicone in the implant that was causing problems, but it wasn’t. The implants were a place that the bacteria could bond. They’re very resistant and can cause serious complications.”

One of the first areas Reid began to test the use of selenium to kill bacteria was contact lenses.

He said in the past, bacteria would bind to contacts and create a biofilm that could eat through the cornea of the eye in a day.

“We started off to find ways that we could attach selenium to contact lenses so it’s perma-

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TECH PROFESSOR TED Reid researches and experiments with selenium technology at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

nently connected,” he said, “and can stop the bacteria growth.”

While a product is not yet on the market to protect those with contact lenses, there is a product that attaches to teeth to stop bacteria

growth and plaque formation.

The product was tested on 120 different patients.

“On one side they put the selenium and on the other side they just put a normal sealant,” he

said. “After a year they tested both sides of the patient’s teeth and recorded that there was no plaque formation on the selenium side.”

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Tech professors weigh Lubbock ranked best in on Putin nomination city for businesswomen

By DIEGO GAYTAN Staff WritEr

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the nominees for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, according to a National Public Radio news release.

Putin is among a list of 278 nominees.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee accepts the nomination of an individual if the nomination is filed by a member of national assemblies and government of states, university sectors, Nobel Peace Prize winners, Board members of organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, active and former members of the Norwegian No-

bel Committee, and former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, according to the Nobel Foundation.

Alan Barenberg, an assistant professor of history, said Putin’s intervention of military air strikes on Syria can be viewed as a positive impact.

“Putin intervened, I think in a fairly positive way that prevented (military air strikes) from happening with an alternative plan for dealing with Syria’s use of chemical weapons,” Barenberg said. “In that particular instance, I think that was a fairly positive development.”

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By AMY CUNNINGHAM Staff WritEr

On March 8, 1857, women in New York City factories staged one of the first protests for better working conditions for women.

Since then, March has been celebrated as women’s history month to celebrate how far women have come, according to Movoto Real Estate.

“A lot has changed for women since that rally in New York City but as we know, the workplace still isn’t always equal,” Randy Nelson, content editor for Movoto, said.

According to a past article by The Daily Toreador, women still make less money than their male counterparts in the workforce, but Movoto has conducted a survey deciding the top ten cities for female professionals.

According to that survey, Lubbock was ranked the No. 1 best city for businesswomen.

Andrea Romi, assistant professor in the Rawls College of Business, said she has lived in other places over the United States but said she really enjoys Lubbock.

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Daily Toreador, La Ventana editors selected for 2014-2015

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New editors for The Daily Toreador newspaper and La Ventana yearbook were selected Monday by a committee of seven faculty members and students.

Carson Wilson, a junior journalism major from Albany, will serve as the editor-in-chief for The DT for the summer and the 2014-2015 school year.

Wilson transferred to Texas Tech from Tarleton State University last fall and currently serves at the news editor for the publication.

“I worked here last summer when I first arrived at Tech and immediately fell in love with The DT,” she said. “It’s a great place of community.”

Wilson moved into an editor position halfway through the fall semester.

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She said as soon as she started working at The DT, she knew she wanted to work her way up.

“I wanted to continue up the ladder and learn new things WILSON in the process,” Wilson said.

She said some of her plans for next year include increasing online content and use of social media.

She also wants to reach out to the campus more and be available for everyone, she said.

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dents,” Wilson said.

Kymbre Kupatt, a junior agricultural communications major from Sagerton, was re-appointed editor-in-chief of the La Ventana.

KUPATT This will be the second year Kupatt will serve as EIC of the La Ventana.

“I wanted to re-apply because I really enjoy (the job),” Kupatt said. “I like knowing I am helping record a part of Texas Tech history — not many people get this chance.”

Kupatt plans on implementing more

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social media for next year’s yearbook, she said, and also wants to get more organizations mugshots and activities in the book.

She also said she wants the yearbook to be more photo heavy and wants to produce a more traditional book.

“I want to ask students about Tech traditions and how they have changed over the years,” Kupatt said. “I want to focus on what the student body wants now and what they will want 20 years from now.”

The candidates were chosen by the Student Media Committee consisting of six faculty members and seven students.

Sean Cunningham, an associate professor of history and committee chairman, said they look for a series of qualifications when choosing whom to appoint.

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Although Russia has set a monitoring and disposal system of the Syrian weapons, Putin’s involvement in the Syrian conflict is not overall positive, Barenberg said.

“He’s supporting a regime that has deliberately targeted civilians over a period of decades and has attempted to deal violently with internal dissent,” he said.

Frank Thames, an associate professor and associate chair and director of graduate studies of political science, said Russia’s support of the Syrian government is strategic.

“Mainly, they want to keep Syria as an ally in the Middle East,” Thames said. “They don’t have many allies anymore, and so they see this as an opportunity to keep one.”

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Gulf War left Russia with few allies in the Middle East, Barenberg said.

“Syria is certainly important for Russia because they provide a strategic foothold in the region,” he said.

Putin’s support of the Syrian regime and his supply of weapons to the government has been opposed by the United States and other western countries, but not much has been done, Thames said.

“The West and the United States aren’t happy with it, but nothing has really happened,” he said. “The Russians have not felt any serious repercussions.”

The Nobel Peace Prize has often been controversial, Barenberg said.

“People get nominated all the time,” he said. “You are likely to get all different types of people who would not be considered universally recognized.”

Past Nobel Peace Prize winners have often been controversial, Barengerg said.

“Nelson Mandela, for example,” he said, ”everyone talked about how wonderful and peaceful his life had been, but this is someone that carried out violent rebellion against the South African government. Someone can get depicted as a peaceful figure at one point and not so peaceful at one point. Public opinion changes.” ➤➤dgaytan@dailytoreador.com

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School of Education receives TAP

By KAYLIN MCDERMETT Staff Writer

The Texas Tech School of Education’s dedication and commitment to advancing educator effectiveness was awarded with the TAP Award of Distinction at the 14th National TAP Conference in Los Angeles during the weekend.

The award was presented at a conference with more than 1,200 educators and policy leaders from across the nation. Dean Scott Ridley of the College of Education accepted the award on Tech’s behalf.

D. Gale Stocks, site coordinator for TechTeach, said in a video released about the TAP program at Tech that the program has made a tremendous effort at Tech for future educators.

“We are turning out a teacher candidate who comes into the schools ready to go,” she said.

“I think our teacher candidates come out more like a second-year

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The next step Reid and his fellow researchers are taking is to design drugs that target viruses in the blood stream to attack.

He said it is sometimes hard to explain his research to people and get them to be receptive to it because most people don’t understand selenium has both good and bad properties.

“We do need selenium in our bodies,” he said. “It’s just if you have too much it becomes a bad thing. That’s the same with everything though. The opposite of evil is not good but evil. Good is more in the middle because too

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“I think one of the things I like most about Lubbock is that it’s small enough so that you can get around quickly. So like in one day you can get anywhere but you can also travel,” she said. “In the same town that you live in you also have access to anywhere. So for me, accessibility is great for me here in Lubbock.”

The only other Texas cities to appear on the list were Corpus Christi at No. 3 and Laredo at No. 9.

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“We are turning out a teacher candidate that comes into the schools ready to go,” she said.

“They know about teaching, they know how to plan a lesson, they know how to assess student learning, they can manage student behavior.”

Each school using the TAP curriculum in Texas focuses on improving learning through teamwork and development sessions for instructors. Leaders provide individual coaching in classrooms for teachers, and individual reports and feedback are given. Educators are rewarded compensation for increased skill and student performance, according to the release.

Susan Simpson Hull, superintendent of Grand Prairie ISD, said in the video the success of the program is evident in the school systems connected to Tech through the TAP program.

“On the three campuses where we have implemented TAP, we have seen an increase

in student achievement,” she said. “They are beating the odds and changing lives for their entire families.”

Through a three-year grant under the federal Supporting Effective Educator Development program, Tech is incorporating TAP standards into its teacher preparation program by partnering with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.

The project will enhance the traditional teaching model and produce high-quality teachers to teach at five high-need school districts, according to the release.

The future plans for TAP programs include TAP Connect, which will increase the use of curriculum through video technology. The project will utilize 21st century technology to ensure implementation in schools.

It will occur across Texas and will be easy and affordable for schools, according to the release.

much and too little of something are both bad.”

Reid said the unique thing about using selenium technology to attack viruses in the blood stream is that it mimics the mechanism the body already uses to combat bacteria.

This also decreases the probability that bacteria will become resistant to it because it is an ancient process and is still working today.

“When we make our drugs, even though it’s not probable that the bacteria will mutate, it’s possible, so we do take other steps to ensure it won’t,” he said. “With our drugs, we pick three different specific proteins that the bacteria need.

That means the bacteria would need to mutate three different

proteins and statistically that’s just not probable.”

Reid said he and his team are now researching how to attach the selenium to catheters, use the technology to better filter water and how to target and attack the AIDS virus and cancerous tumors.

According to the Selenium Ltd. website, the technology research is now receiving grants to further the applications and findings discovered by Reid and his team.

Through Selenium Ltd., the team is now researching a way to use these selenium bonds to better filter water, Kris Looney, President of Selenium, Ltd. said.

“Results from our Phase One Report show selenium’s membrane reduced micro-pollutants and

showed an 85 percent improvement in water quality,” he said. “These improvements increase energy efficiency and extend the life and functionality of the filters.”

This new water filtration technology will have a large effect on society and the way the water reclamation industry works, Thomas Harlan, CEO of Selenium Ltd., said.

The team does face unique challenges while researching, he said, because they have to be highly selective to ensure the quality of their findings.

“This new technology,” he said, “will provide an economical and safe solution to delivering clean water to more people.”

into the top 50 on the list, which researchers found surprising.

“We always see happy young professionals in Manhattan,” Nelson said, “but that wasn’t what we found when we conducted the survey.”

The surveyors looked at five different measurable categories to come up with the list, according to the survey.

These categories were commute time, recent job growth, unemployment rank, adjusted earnings for women (average earnings adjusted for the cost of living) and the number of women’s professional groups per capita, Nelson said.

“The biggest thing for me is to

live in an environment where I’m allowed to work very hard,” Romi said, “but then at the same time be allowed to participate and enjoy my children and family.”

They then took this data and applied it to each of the 100 largest cities in the country and each city was ranked, according to the survey.

Lubbock ranked at the top of many of these categories and as a result, was picked as the top city for female professionals.

“Lubbock is generally known as a college town,” Nelson said, “but we’ve recently found that it really is one of the best places for female professionals.”

Lubbock had the lowest aver-

age commute time of any other city, 18 minutes, and has had recent job growth of 3.19 percent and an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent.

These numbers were not the only reason for Lubbock’s ability to stand out when put up against many cities from around the nation.

“Lubbock is home to a National Association of Professional Women chapter,” Nelson said,” and once the average women’s weekly salary was adjusted for Lubbock’s cost of living, Lubbock was one of the top 30 cities on our list in terms of adjusted earnings for women.”

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teacher than a first-year teacher.

If that’s not a revolution in education, what is?”

Tech is among three recipients of the award this year.

The Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning and Arizona State University were also distinguished TAP schools of the year.

TAP, The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, is a nationwide organization aimed at improving teacher effectiveness and student achievement in high-need, urban and rural school districts, according to the TAP website.

For more than a decade, TAP has been the leader in aligning career advancement, professional development, educator evaluation and performance-based compensation for educators, according to a Tech news release Stocks said the teachers leaving Tech to start their careers are incredibly well prepared to teach because of the TAP program.

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cident in the R-18 parking lot.

4:10 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a non-student for driving

with an expired license and one outstanding Texas parole warrant after a traffic stop at the 1100 block of Indiana Avenue. The non-student was also issued a Lubbock County citation for possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

The non-student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

4:57 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident at the intersection of 15th Street and Akron Avenue.

9:18 p.m. — A Tech officer issued a student a Lubbock County citation for possession of drug paraphernalia after reports of a suspicious odor in Weymouth Residence Hall. The student signed the citation and was released.

Saturday 1:43 a.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for consumption of alcohol by a minor and resisting arrest or transport in Weymouth Residence Hall after a report of a belligerent individual. The student was charged and released for assault. The arrested student shoved another student in the chest. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

9:54 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated theft in the Z-3D parking lot. A license plate was taken off a vehicle.

1:03 p.m. — A Tech of ficer investigated a theft of a secured bicycle and cable lock from the Carpenter/Wells Residence Complex.

10:49 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested two students for possession of marijuana at the 1800

block of Hartford Avenue following a traffic stop. One of the two students was also arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Both students were transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

Sunday 1:09 a.m. — A Tech officer investigated criminal mischief at Gates Residence Hall. A ceiling tile was damaged.

2:33 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated a traffic accident in the Talkington Residence Hall visitor parking lot. An unattended vehicle was hit.

10:06 p.m. — A Tech officer investigated an assault on the east side of Coleman Residence Hall.

An individual struck a student on left side of the head with a closed fist causing minor injuries.

The student was evaluated and then requested to be transported

by Emergency Medical Services to University Medical Center emergency room.

11:33 p.m. — A Tech officer arrested a student for driving with an invalid license at the 2400 block of Main Street after a traffic violation at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Akron Avenue. The student was transported to the Lubbock County Jail.

Monday 2:46 a.m. — A Texas Tech Officer investigated criminal mischief at Murdough Residence Hall. A ceiling tile was damaged.

Information provided by B.J. Watson of the Texas Tech Police Department.

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Christians in the Arts hope to expand organization

By JENNIFER ROMERO Staff Writer

Students at Texas Tech are diverse, and there are many student organizations representing the various religions students practice.

While there are other organizations that focus on studying Christianity, the Christians in the Arts club aims to explore Christ through artistic expression, according to its bylaws.

Sarah Palmer, a Tech alumna who currently works with an after school art program, founded the club in 2012 along with Leah Highsmith.

“Leah and I started this club because we could not find a place in our department that brought together our love of art and Christ,” she said. “We wanted to create a club that brought together Christian artists who share a mutual interest in exploring, expressing and growing with God in their daily lives and through art.”

Palmer and Highsmith served as president and vice president of the club until they graduated in December 2012.

The current president, Ryan

Bitzer, a junior studio art major from Lubbock, said the club has had a decline in active members since its founding.

“I try to promote the organization by creating as many religious works as I can,” he said. “I would love to recruit Christian visual and performing artists as well.”

Members interested in joining the club should have a devotion to art and Christianity, Bitzer said.

With more members, Bitzer said he hopes the club will create more artwork to sell.

“I would like us to sell art at the First Friday Art Trail,” he said.

“This will allow us to raise money for the Lubbock community and help promote God in the process.”

According to the bylaws, the club is designed for Christians, but it is open to members of other religions as long as those members are not disruptive to the group.

Once the club grows, Bitzer said members will provide critiques on the artwork of other members which will help the artists improve.

“If people don’t know God and want to become a better artist, this is the organization for them,” he said. “We will eventually offer bible

studies and art critiques. We provide positive ways to improve in art.”

The club also focuses on giving back to the Lubbock community, according to its bylaws, and some proposed activities for the club include having members be counselors at art camps and mentors for younger artists in local schools.

In previous years, the club has participated in local community service events.

“We participated in the Relay for Life walk in 2012 at Memorial Circle,” Bitzer said. “Leah and Sarah organized our involvement, and I created T-shirts for the event.”

Bitzer said he has been focusing on gaining new members before the club holds elections for other executive offices.

While Palmer did not have much time to strengthen the club before graduating, she said she made lasting bonds with the members the club did have.

“It creates an amazing network of support for its members and an environment of fellowship that inspires growth not only together, but also in the arts and in our members’ relationship with Christ,” Palmer said.

For the time being, Bitzer has

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RYAN BITZER, A junior studio art major from Lubbock, creates religious artwork to showcase his beliefs.

He hopes to help other artists pursue religious subjects in their art through the Christians in the Arts club.

been running the organization by himself along with some members who help when they can.

He said he would especially

like the help of a graphic designer to make a website to show others the positive impact the club has in the community.

“I’m confident I can run the club even when more members join,” Bitzer said. “I felt called to do this.” ➤➤jromero@dailytoreador.com

Miranda Lambert ‘ready to rock’ as she preps album NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The good news? Miranda Lambert has completed her much anticipated, though somewhat overdue, fifth album. The bad news? You have to wait until June 3 for “Platinum,” a full two years and eight months since her last LP. Why the wait? Lambert released an album with her Pistol Annies trio in 2013 and extended her tour.

She also decided she was at a place in her career where she’d earned the time to fulfill her entire creative vision, and it simply took time.

“From the day you kinda go I need to start looking for songs and writing songs, it feels like no matter

how much time you have, you’re rushed,” Lambert said. “And so I didn’t want to rush it at all. To me it’s all about timing and making sure that you can feel like you can finally sit there and go, OK, the album’s done, and never have a moment where you go, I wish we could change that or I wish we had a different song.”

An early listen reveals the singer’s most ambitious album yet. At 16 songs, “Platinum” sprawls across genre and style and expands on her already adventurous sense of song choice. She says everyone urged her to trim a few songs and conform to the usual country conventions.

“Now when you listen to it as a whole, what do you take off?” she asked.

The album paints a picture of Lambert’s life as she reaches 30.

She wrote or co-wrote eight songs and chose the others based on how they reflected her personality or world view.

The first single, “Automatic,” suggests returning to a slower time and way of thinking. She contemplates her self-image in “Bathroom Mirror,” takes on tabloid scrutiny in “Priscilla” and teams up with several guests on songs that underscore her range and willingness to experiment.

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THE MACHINE KILLS Zombies, a folk band from Los Angeles, Calif., plays for donations Monday outside the Student Union Building. The band’s vehicle ran out of gas while on the way to Austin for the South by Southwest music festival.

Silent Raiders officer elections approaching The Silent Raiders, a nonprofit cross-cultural campus organization that emphasizes the deaf and hard-ofhearing culture, is currently accepting applications for their new officers for the fall semester.

Members have started sending in their applications which includes a quick biography and why they would be suited for the job.

Mel Aguilar, president of the Silent Raiders and junior chemistry major from El Paso, said the attendees must have attended a majority of the Silent Raiders’ events throughout their membership along with filling out an application.

“Other than making sure the ones running for office have attended the events, there are no limits against who can run,” Aguilar said.

The deadline for the applications is March 25.

Aguilar said along with elections, each member running should have a letter of recommendation from an American Sign Language instructor or a current Silent Raider officer.

“The current Silent Raider officers will conduct a brief interview with the prospective candidates,” Aguilar said. “We will then create a ballot with their information acquired from the application and send it to our members from who will vote on who

they would like to elect.”

The title of a Silent Raider officer is to perform all duties stated by their Student Government Associationapproved constitution, Aguilar said.

One of the most important roles they perform is keeping the Silent Raiders an active organization on campus.

“It’s important to our current Silent Raider officers and our academic adviser that we keep this organization running,” Aguilar said. “It provides a great opportunity for everyone to become involved within the deaf and hard-of-hearing world.”

The official announcement of who will become the next Silent Raider officers will be May 3.

Aguilar said one of the honors of being a Silent Raider officer is the opportunity to be in Carol of Lights performing and signing all of the carols.

“We like to make a point being involved with Texas Tech and Lubbock’s deaf community,” Aguilar said. “Silent Raider is a great way for people to get involved with the deaf community and those who are interested in learning more about what we are all about.” ➤➤tpeace@dailytoreador.com

LONDON (AP) — American writer George Saunders won the 40,000 pound ($67,000) Folio Prize for literature on Monday with his humorous and disturbing short-story collection “Tenth of December.”

The chair of the judging panel, poet Lavinia Greenlaw, said Saunders’ “darkly playful” stories explore “the human self under ordinary and extraordinary pressure.”

Saunders beat seven other finalists, including Kent Haruf, Rachel Kushner, Anne Carson and Eimear McBride.

Saunders has won acclaim for his satirically edged short stories, and last week won the Story Prize for short fiction.

His tales place characters with recognizable human emotions in quietly unsettling situations. In one story in “Tenth of December,” a man is used as a guinea pig in unusual drug trials, while another features women trafficked to be

human lawn ornaments.

He’s probably best known outside literary circles for a commencement speech to Syracuse University’s class of 2013, whose key message was: “Try to be kinder.” It went viral on the Internet and will soon be published as a book.

Saunders, 55, picked up that theme at the prize ceremony, saying the goal of fiction’ “is to develop our ability to be more sympathetic to others.”

He said he had always felt fiction “was about softening the borders be-

tween myself and other people.”

I think in a time like ours, where so much of the public discourse tells us that we are antagonistic, that we’re separate, fiction is a wonderful way to remind ourselves that actually that’s a lie,” he said.

Short stories — sometimes seen as the novel’s less-glamorous cousin — are experiencing something of a renaissance, with Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize for Literature followed

by Saunders’ victory over his longform competitors.

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Students should exercise caution over spring break M

idterms are here and spring break is coming. After a stressful part of the semester, it is only fair that students take some time off to unwind.

To cool off, nearly each and every college student throughout the United States has planned some sort of activity for the break.

It may be either to visit family at home, to go to the beach or to just hang out with friends. All these activities are intrinsic in our lives as college students because in the end, they help us to take our mind off the rigorous college studies for some time as well as to ease the pressure on us.

Nevertheless, it is baffling to note that spring breaks and other breaks in general, which are supposed to be wonderful and memorable times of relaxation, have caused unending grief to families and permanent regret to several college students. This is a result of the misinterpreted meaning ascribed to spring break and the choices we make during the break as students.

According to ABC news, “many college students see spring break as the mother of all parties. From Washington down to Florida, students say spring break means drinking till one gets wasted, partying and hooking up.”

This fallacious interpretation is more harming us than doing us any good. It validates the reason why we all do the things we do during the break.

In the same manner, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports, “March is the month during

Francis Cobbinah which the most fatal accidents occur. Most of these fatalities include students and can be linked to the consumption of alcohol.”

CBS news reported about three years ago the death of a 19-year-old college student who died when he fell from a hotel balcony while on spring break vacation in Panama City. According to the report, Andrew Guglielmi had been drinking and had significant bloo dalcohol content.

His dad Frank Guglielmi said he had counseled his son and his friends about potential spring break dangers. “ We w e n t t h r o u g h t h e whole gamut of the kinds of situations that they might find themselves in and how to handle them,” he said. He still thought his son could have been more responsible.

These stories are a few among millions of tragic incidents that befall college students every break. Students who could have otherwise been prominent future leaders have been lost. The hearts of several families have been ripped apart, and the future of the country is slowly heading to a deadlock.

After learning about several sad stories concerning students that have lost their lives and

the ones that have been physically and emotionally derailed due to driving under influence, it appears to me that as college students, we have all failed to make good use of the break. We have allowed youthful exuberance to ignorantly lead us instead of allowing the sense of right to guide us.

It is absolutely fun to hang around with friends, to make wild merry and to share a few bottles of beer with loved ones, but in doing so, let us all exercise restraint.

Other students have been excessive in their partying and drinking and have had to pay for its dire repercussions. We, on the other hand, are Texas Tech students and not “other students.”

That is what distinguishes us from the rest. We can therefore not do the same things that others do.

Obviously, we cannot stop these unfortunate occurrences from happening. Neither can we say we will ditch partying this break. However, we can learn from the mistakes others have made and prevent them from happening to us.

As we go out for this spring break, let’s all remember we are the future leaders. The ultimate future of this nation and of the entire world depends on Tech students and on how we live our lives today. Let us recognize this fact, exercise some restraint in our merrymaking and come back after the spring break in one piece.

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By Luke Watson

Immigration reform benefits people, economy

By ANTHONY BADER

Iowa State DaIly (Iowa State U.)

President Barack Obama has decided that this will be a year of immigration reform. Republicans have decided it is not. In typical fashion, it seems as though our politicians are acting in the interest of politics and not in the interest of people.

Perhaps a law may be passed soon that provides minimal resolution, but even that will simply be a byproduct of the power struggle arising from the decades-old issue.

In the coming months, democrats and republicans will give a long list of supposed problems and solutions related to immigration reform. All of their remarks will allow them to dance around the issue without tackling the heart of the problem.

Why is immigration reform even an issue? It turns out there are about 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally. Life is difficult for these immigrants who look for a better life in this country.

Under current immigration laws, all of these immigrants could be deported at any time. However, not only is deporting 11 million people not feasible, it would be extremely detrimental to the lives of the people living in the country without legal permission who have developed lives in America.

There are many discussions that float around the media that demonize immigrants here illegally. These discussions include claims that immigrants are a drain on American society because they take advantage of our welfare system, do not pay taxes, or take jobs away from hardworking Americans.

The truth is that immigrants, legal or illegal, do not put a strain on the economy. In fact, more people working in our economy helps it to grow. More people increases the demand for more services, which creates jobs. More people with jobs means more people are spending money that

flows through the economy.

Immigrants do not come to America in an attempt to destroy our economy; they come to share it.

Even so, the discussion of immigrants’ effect on our economy should not be the main focus of the political discussion. To imply that the most important issue of immigration reform is its economic effect is callous. Immigrants are people, and we should treat them as such. They are not just another variable in determining the health of our economy.

Immigrants come to this country with the same needs and desires that American families have. Who are we as a country to deny them this opportunity?

Maybe the reason that people oppose more immigrants coming to our country is the same reason that people got so upset about the CocaCola Super Bowl ad. It seems as though many Americans simply have a problem with nonwhite foreigners coming to this country. Acting concerned with the economics of the situation just so happens to be a wonderful way to mask this racist train of thought.

This isn’t anything new. Our country has a long history of mistreating immigrants, whether they are legal. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred Chinese immigration to America, and the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during WWII, which treated average citizens worse than criminals merely because of their heritage, are only a few examples of this nation’s continuous intolerance toward immigrants.

Today, that intolerance happens to fall on Latin Americans, leading media forces and our society in general to think of immigration problems only in terms of our southern border.

Sixty percent of immigrants that are here illegally are from Mexico, but looking at talk shows, political speeches or news reports, one would think all immigrants in

the country without legal permission are from there.

Our country cannot pat itself on the back for being a “melting pot” of different ethnicities and cultures while denying people the opportunity to make a life in this country.

There is no fundamental difference between people from America and people from Mexico. Both deserve an equal opportunity to enjoy the positives that our country has to offer.

Those benefits are not always economical, though. Not all immigrants come here for job opportunities: Sometimes they are escaping.

Many don’t feel safe in their home countries and seek out a more safe environment in America. More than 50,000 people have died in Mexico since its president declared a war on drug cartels in 2006. With that high level of violence, it is surprising that more Mexicans haven’t tried to come across the border. People in various South American countries face similar challenges.

When we push for immigration reform in our government this year, we need to keep in mind that immigrants here illegally are people with families and established lives in America. Our government must focus reform on giving these people the chance to have some sort of legal status so that they do not live in constant fear of deportation.

Many of the immigrants in this country without legal permission have been here for years. There is no reason to think that deporting millions of people or forcing them to jump through a multitude of hoops to become citizens will improve the wellbeing of this country.

We must wade through the political propaganda on both sides of the aisle and remember that we are trying to help human beings. Let’s not choose premade ideas from a red or blue box. Let’s come up with a real solution that will help the most people. After all, if we are not trying to help people with this reform, then what are we trying to do?

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Senior pitcher reaches her goal for softball started. She always promised herself she would play volleyball again as a senior, but decided against it because of the injury risk.

Tally’s freshman year her softball coach made the players write out their no. 1 goal for softball on a name plate. Talley said she wrote she wanted to pitch for a Division I program, something that seemed improbable at the time.

“I wasn’t a Division I-caliber pitcher, but she said write a big goal so I did,” Talley said.

At only 5 feet 1 inch, she said it wasn’t in the cards for her to play Division I. Fellow senior utility player Taylor Powell said Talley has a great attitude and competitive nature. Throughout high school Talley started to use the competitive nature to get better and also grew in the process.

As a junior she committed to play at the University of Arkansas, she said.

“About two weeks after I committed I was digging through some of my old stuff and I found that name plate and just immediately started bawling,” Talley said.

Talley said she originally committed to, Arkansas because of Tech pitching coach Aly Sartini and the school had a great feel. However, after her junior year Arkansas brought in an entire new coaching staff.

She would have to make the decision to stay with the new coaching staff or look somewhere else.

Talley said she decided to keep options open, and a couple months later, coach Sartini took the assistant head coaching job at Tech and asked her if she wanted to visit and join her.

From there, she has loved her

By TYLER DORNER Staff Writer

As her collegiate softball career is nearing an end, Texas Tech senior southpaw Brittany Talley hopes to go out with a bang.

Talley has pitched for Tech the last four years and has gathered 40 wins and more than 240 strikeouts in the process.

At 9 years old, Talley said, she started to play softball, something her dad helped her to start.

“My dad’s the one that really pushed me to start playing really just sports in general,” Talley said. “He knew how competitive I was since I was little.”

With her dad being a high school principal, Talley said she moved around as a kid. She went to high school in Little Elm just north of Dallas, but said she claims Houston to be her home and hopes to move back there one day.

Her dad was also a basketball coach, so she was first pushed toward playing basketball, she said. However, since she was left-handed people told her she could go far in softball.

“Everybody told me that being left-handed would kind of just pay your ticket if you could be any good whatsoever,” Talley said.

Once she started playing softball she realized she loved it, she said. She loved playing all sports including basketball and volleyball, but softball always stuck out to her.

However, this made it difficult whenever she had to pick what sport she was going to focus on. She played volleyball her freshman year of high school, but she said she had to stop when heavy recruiting

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The Texas Tech women’s track and field team experienced a four-spot ascension to No. 15, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association computer rankings.

While the Tech women found themselves higher in the rankings, the Tech track and field men’s team remained at No. 24.

The idleness in the rankings for the Red Raiders does not mean none of their athletes are going to Albuquerque, N.M., for the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships.

Three athletes are scheduled to compete at the indoor championships this weekend, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

The trio of Red Raiders to represent Tech includes a couple of high jumpers, sophomore jumper Bradley Adkins and junior jumper JaCorian Duffield, and junior thrower Kole Weldon. A larger contingent of Lady Raiders is set to compete at the indoor championships.

The Lady Raiders’ 4x400 relay team consisting of senior sprinter

TEXAS TECH LEFT-handed pitcher Brittany Talley originally committed to play at Arkansas, but after a change in the Razorbacks’ coaching staff she chose to decommit from Arkansas and move to Tech.

experience at Tech and is glad she choose this school.

“It’s been an amazing experience,” Talley said. “Of course it’s something I’ve dreamt of doing forever.”

For the last four years, Powell and Talley have been playing together and have become great friends in the process, Powell said.

She said Talley is a great teammate and person.

“One of the attributes that Brittany brings is her mentality — she’s tough. She’s a gogetter,” Powell said. “When she’s out there in the circle I have no doubt she’s going to give you strikes.”

Talley said she wants to

Amoy Blake, junior sprinter Christen Rivers, junior sprinter Montenae Roye-Speight and junior sprinter Cierra White, headline the group.

Currently, the women’s relay team is ranked No. 3 in school history and No. 8 nationally because of its season-best time of 3:34.08 minutes, according to the release.

White is not only appearing in the women’s 4x400 relay. She is also qualified for the 200-meter dash.

White is not the only Lady Raider to participate in an event other than the women’s 4x400 relay.

Sophomore hurdler/sprinter Le’Tristan Pledger is set to compete in the long jump and 60-meter hurdles.

Pledger will not be alone in the long jump because sophomore pentathlete Shanice Stewart qualified for the event with her season-best distance of 20 feet 8 inches.

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Her main goal is to get back to regionals and try and go farther once the team gets there.

She hopes to use her favorite pitch, a change-up, to help the team get there.

Talley is planning on graduating in May with a degree in chemical engineering. She has a job lined up at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) and will start working there June 16 in Denver City.

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Tech outfielder wins conference award For the third consecutive week, the Texas Tech baseball team had a player be named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week, according to a news release from Tech Athletics.

Tech senior outfielder Adam Kirsch was given the award Monday afternoon.

Kirsch joins freshman infielder Ryan Long and junior pitcher Chris Sadberry, who won the award the two previous weeks, according to the release.

In the five games the Red Raiders played last week, Kirsch batted .412, according to the release, with seven RBIs, three doubles and a home run.

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